Crap Towns / Buckley / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Buckley?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Buckley couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.9% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 12 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,279 | 95.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Hawarden | 5.0 km | 1.8 |
| Mold | 4.3 km | 1.3 |
| Chester | 12.5 km | 1.1 |
| Broughton | 6.6 km | 0.8 |
| Flint | 9.2 km | 0.6 |
| Brynteg | 11.0 km | 0.6 |
| Gwersyllt | 11.7 km | 0.5 |
| Connah's Quay | 5.9 km | 0.4 |
| Neston | 14.1 km | 0.3 |
| Buckley | – | 0.2 |
| Shotton | 5.0 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |